NID services going to home ministry from EC: Shujan expresses concern

Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), a civil society platform for good governance, released a statement today expressing concern over the decision to entrust the NID services to the Ministry of Home Affairs instead of the Election Commission.

On behalf of Shujan, M Hafizuddin Khan, president, and Badiul Alam Majumder, secretary, said that they are deeply concerned about this decision.

The preparation of voter list is the responsibility of the Election Commission, and work of NID registration is involved with the process of compiling the voters' list. Therefore, the responsibility of NID registration should stay with the Election Commission, they said.

Bangladesh Election Commission Officers' Association is already protesting the decision, the statement said.

The initiative of compiling accurate voters' list with photograph was launched by the Bangladesh Army back in 2006 with the financial support from the UNDP. Under the current law, Election Commission is responsible for these duties, the statement said.